Valentino Rossi has provided a breakdown of the Marc Marquez vs Francesco Bagnaia battle on the Spanish MotoGP.
Bagnaia, the VR46 Academy graduate, edged Rossi’s previous rival Marquez to win an exhilarating scrap at Jerez.
Rossi, watching from contained in the paddock, detailed how Bagnaia got here out on prime.
“Pecco considers Marc certainly one of his rivals within the championship,” Rossi informed Sky Italia.
“We’ve seen his strategy. He responds instantly to his overtakes.
“I believe this is essential, as a result of somebody like Marc tends to devour you.
“If he sees you bleeding, otherwise you’re not as sturdy, he devours you extra.
“Pecco did three excellent laps as we speak, proving that he’s the very best out of everybody in using the Ducati.
“He’s full.
“Marc had extra within the final laps, particularly within the left turns, the place he was protecting much less floor.
“He did 1’37”6 and arrived on Pecco.
“However then while you get there, you need to move and do it rapidly. As a result of in any other case the entrance tyre heats up and swells and overtaking turns into more and more troublesome. “Marquez tried instantly, Pecco was good at responding to him.
“And in my view he gained the race there.”
Rossi was requested about the very best second of Bagnaia’s race: “The battle with Marquez, undoubtedly.
“When Marc handed him at Flip 9, going a bit of large. Pecco received again into Flip 10 with an entry like those Marquez often does.
“There, in my view, he instantly made him perceive that he wished to win…”
Bagnaia’s victory on the Spanish MotoGP took him to second within the standings, solely 17 factors behind chief Jorge Martin.
Marquez is sixth, 32 factors from the chief.
